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Home furniture solutions for small spaces

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Posted by Tradesquare on Nov 12, 2020 3:23:11 PM

Along with downsizing and decluttering, learning to live in small spaces has been a growing trend for busy city dwellers across Australia. And in the wake of Covid-19, many people have found themselves working from home either full time, or more frequently, during the week.

These factors provide a great opportunity for retailers - recommending creative solutions for small living spaces with furniture that has dual purpose, either as storage space or adapting to changing user needs during the day. 

Dual-purpose space

Adaptable storage is becoming increasingly popular as a great solution to keeping work paperwork or laptops out of sight when it is time for the work-life balance to switch to relaxing at home. A Fold-Down Desk, Wall-Mounted Seating or Built-In Nooks all address this typical work-from-home need. 

In the bedroom (where some people have to set aside space for a home office these days!) Banquette Seating can create a romantic space in which to chill with a book during a weekend as well as providing a cavernous storage space beneath the bench seat. Smart suppliers will offer ways to customise that space with cushions, or a Standard Lamp with Tray Table attached for a beverage or phone to rest.

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In this downsizing era, storage has become a key consideration for homeowners or renters alike. Under-the-Stairs Storage or Staircase Corner Shelving allows ‘dead’ space to have everyday use. Back in the bedroom - or outside on the deck - beds or bench seats with underseat storage offer other options. 

Coffee tables with drawers help keep a living room tidy, providing a useful space for remote controls, reading materials, and other items that can make a living room seem cluttered.  

Finally, with kitchens essentially part of the living room in modern day inner-city apartments and family homes alike, many consumers are seeking solutions to storage and double-purpose. 

If a person is working on the kitchen table, clutter and food smells can be distracting and feed the temptation to down tools for a coffee or snack. Yet come mealtime, when the workspace makes way for dining space, it’s essential to be able to access cutlery, crockery and cooking tools efficiently. 

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If space allows, the traditional mobile butcher block can store an abundance of kitchenware as well as provide a food-preparation space which does not need to double as working space during the day. 

Likewise, tables with storage beneath the table top can help convert a work desk into a dining table within a few minutes. 

If your business is in the homewares sector, it’s essential to keep your eyes open for solutions for customers trying to balance work and home time in a restricted area, or those adapting to compact living spaces in cities. 

TradeSquare offers a growing inventory of products to suit the needs of these customers. Take a look here

Topics: wholesale australia, homeware, e-commerce

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